description: When referencing a medication, the MedicationRequest resource can either use a code or refer to a Medication resource.  This profile sets minimum expectations for the Medication resource to record, search, and fetch medications associated with a patient to promote interoperability and adoption through common implementation.  It identifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present in the resource and constrains the way the elements are used when using this profile.  It provides the floor for standards development for specific use cases
package_name: hl7.fhir.us.core
derivation: constraint
name: USCoreMedicationProfile
type: Medication
elements:
  code:
    short: (USCDI) Codes that identify this medication
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1010.4'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 0
package_version: 6.1.0
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-medication
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication
version: 6.1.0
required: [code]